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There is a documentary about Pat Robertson diverting humanitarian aid to fund his diamond mine interests. I have heard a fair amount about this movie. And it has been out for a while. But I have not…Continue

There is a documentary about Pat Robertson diverting humanitarian aid to fund his diamond mine interests. I have heard a fair amount about this movie. And it has been out for a while. But I have not…Continue

I wish i had managed to post this sooner. But it probably will repeat again tonight. Com.Cen. ran t Mormon, Passion, 12 step higher power episodes. And now They are doing Scientology.This is t one…Continue

For some time now whenever I do t Google on Atheist Nexus, half of t first page is items on some controversy. I used to post here more frequently . And I did often feel hounded. But it was by no…Continue

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"Sorry to hear about that death'
death.
But in answer to your question, for me , no, there was no particular event. It was instead a long, decade or so, journy from theism to doubting and questioning theism, to deism, to agnosticism, to finaly…"

"Good work, Daniel. My searches for the video "Mission Congo" turned up about the same thing that you did. I found one exception. This documentary seems to have once been a common staple of PBS television. Try to find it there today and you…"

"It may have been pulled from distribution. Investigation into the organization failed to reveal fraud. Christian post. Some info remains on alternet. Hard to say, much as I love seeing charlatan's feet of clay…"

"I suppose this is different for everybody, but for me anyway, if I had to pick one thing that I gained going from theism to atheism it would be learning to know when I don't know something.
So for me asserting that I know for certain that we…"

I wish i had managed to post this sooner. But it probably will repeat again tonight. Com.Cen. ran t Mormon, Passion, 12 step higher power episodes. And now They are doing Scientology.This is t one that promted Chef to quit.See More

"I listen to quite a few casts and too have had miss episode issues that might involve utube vids, like maybe asp they started video casting and t podcast app didn't process those like t rest.
I remember hearing a few Ardent Atheist casts and…"

"That is just so sad. I tend to side against government interference in cases like this. But w a kid. I might just want to side w t nanny staters. Bit that is q no win situation for everybody. If t government forced t issue and saved her life, then…"

"I think you are right. It is their fault . They are screwing themselves. It does seem to show a rather sensitive sence of possible moral outrage tho that you are going to t trouble of questioning t matter.
Your thing reminds me of a time a friend…"

"They definitely ought to be on t table to be discussed because fairness and reason demand it. Theists tho tend to think such issues should not be criticaly discussed or considered because Jesus damnit."

"Yeah. His magic is great. And I liked almost everthing they did on Bullshit. There are also vids of Telller speaking on utube. Strictly speaking he refrains from talking only when performing as Penn and Teller, or something like that.
And I have…"

"I think Paul Ryan is pretty much a right wing xtian. Were you confusing him w Rand Paul? I have made that mistake myself. Neither Rand or his father Ron are my absolute favorite libertarians. But compared to regular republicans they tend to be…"

"Yeah. It is easy to bemoan out small numbers and too frequent criticism. I prefer to simply be grateful that this group exists and that I found it.
Maybe it is a judgment call. But I have always believed that t evils of state are greater even than…"

If you feel like you are one of those few atheists who do not believe in expanding government, you are not alone. Join this group if you want to talk about the interdependence of freethought and libertarianism.

There are at least two options to respond. One is to just add a comment, which is what I think you are doing. The other is to hit the view thread page during an ongoing conversation, which is what I am doing now.

Because my comment is (now) out of date, so (technically) is yours. I'm now retired from American Atheists (I'm now on the board of directors) and no longer getting paid. But it's still an honor and a pleasure to be involved. And to get grief from some of these Xtn whackos.

Thank you Paul. Yes indeed Atheist Nexus is a safe and rational haven from the fictions believed by the Bible Belters.
To answer your question, my Ph.D. is in Physics; and I have a later M.Sc. in archaeology. Visit My Page if you need to know more.
We invite you to make more friends by joining the busy group "ORIGINS: Universe, Astronomy, Life, Earth, Humans, Religion, Gods, Atheism, Evolution, Darwin..." with its 400 discussion topics and 2400 members.http://www.atheistnexus.org/group/originsuniverselifehumankindanddarwin

You are thinking of Paleontologists who do research dinosaurs. In contrast, Archaeologists (who are Anthropologists) research human prehistory and history. This is a common mistake and I am not helping matters since I have a dinosaur photo on my page. Don't get me wrong I also enjoy dinosaurs and the research that Paleontologists do as much as anyone. In fact, you likely know more about dinosaurs than I do. I can't tell one dinosaur from another, but I certainly appreciate the evidence of evolution and it always makes me ponder the millions of years that have passed. It blows me away every time.